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{"title":"Supersized fruiteater database on the climate change front lines","authors":"Rebecca J. Trueman, Sue Nichols","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2257460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2257460","url":null,"abstract":"\"Supersized fruiteater database on the climate change front lines.\" Biodiversity, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2 Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research; the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology programme; and the National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure programme.Notes on contributorsRebecca J. TruemanRebecca J. Trueman, as managing editor for Biodiversity, consults with various partners to develop news stories for biodiversity.Sue NicholsSue Nichols is Assistant Director and Research Communication Strategist at the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University. This story was produced after interviewing Sue.","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135993171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Floral diversity in a secondary forest managed by indigenous community: the case of Mt. Kili-kili in Benguet, Cordillera Central Range, Northern Philippines","authors":"Ruth S. Batani, Andrew V. Basbas, Rhea S. Loncio, Jones T. Napaldet","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2257190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2257190","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTIndigenous forest management is known to be sustainable means of biodiversity conservation but the scientific studies to support this knowledge is limited. This study presents the floral diversity of Mt. Kili-kili under the management of the Kankana-ey tribe. A total of 109 species belonging to 94 genera and 61 families were documented. Majority are indigenous and endemic species, with some endangered and threatened species. The diversity indices showed an interesting trend of decreasing diversity towards the upper slopes. The overall Shannon index was 3.69, evenness was 0.50, Simpson’s was 0.95 and Margalef’s was 14.60, values that show the high floral diversity of the mountain site. The presence of several indigenous and endemic species as well as some threatened species is a testament to the efficacy of the management employed by the indigenous community. The results confirm the need for more field based research on biodiversity for modelling purposes and for clarifying theories on biodiversity. For example, the 109 species on Mt. Kili-kili show that species richness in a pine forest may not be as poorly diverse as previously thought. This highlights the need for more field-based inventories on floral diversity for better understanding and more appropriate conservation measures.KEYWORDS: Mt. Kili-kilifield-based inventoryfloral diversityendemicendangered species AcknowledgementsThis study is part of the project titled ‘Documentation of Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Digital Library on Health: Kankana-ey Palina in Kibungan and Ikachakran Ethnolinguistic Group of Barlig, Mt. Province’ funded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Center (DOST-PCHRDC). The authors are greatly thankful for the warm welcome and invaluable support of the Kankana-ey Tribe of Palina, Kibungan. We also acknowledge Ma’am Maricel Guron and Eugene Logatoc for the maps used in the study.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Authors’ contributionsRSB: conceptualization of the study, data analysis and preparation of the manuscript; AVB: data gathering, data analysis and preparation of the manuscript; RSL: data gathering, data analysis and preparation of the manuscript; JTN: conceptualization of the study, data analysis and preparation of the manuscript.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines.Notes on contributorsRuth S. BataniRuth S. Batani is a faculty member of the Department of Social Sciences, Benguet State University. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science major in History and Political Science and MA in Social and Development Studies at UP Baguio, then Masters in Transdisciplinary studies in Health-Social Science at DLSU and PhD in Anthropology at UP Diliman. Her research interests include agricultural and cultural anthropology, indigenous st","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135995902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Many possibilities for students as citizen scientists: a supplement to Forti (2023)","authors":"João Victor A. Lacerda, Sheina Koffler, Janaina Dutra Gonzalez, Gustavo Bellini Monteiro, Larissa de Araújo Kawabe, Michelle Mendes, Pedro Bravo, Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2256712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2256712","url":null,"abstract":"Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size AcknowledgementsWe thank each of the 707 citizen scientists who contributed to our projects, and the schools where some of the projects were carried out. Specifically: JVAL thanks staff and students from EEEMF Frederico Pretti; JDG thanks staff and students from EMEF Dom Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza; GBM thanks staff and students from EE Capitão Pedro Monteiro do Amaral; SK thanks the #cidadãoasf coordinating team and participants, the Provost of Culture and University Extension at University of São Paulo (USP), and the SURPASS2 project (Safeguarding pollination services in a changing world); LAK thanks the monitors and participants of the De Olho na Costa Project, the Graduate Program in Evolution and Diversity of the UFABC and the Provost of Culture and University Extension of the UFABC. NPGL is grateful to all her students and collaborators at the UFABC, USP, SURPASS2 INMA, and RBCC, whose contributions have been instrumental in advancing the field of citizen science in Brazil. The Cantoria de Quintal project is operated under the umbrella of the Programa de Capacitação Institucional (PCI/MCTI) of the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica (INMA).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the [Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)] under Grant [#301349/2023-1 and #317325/2023-0]; Federal University of ABC (UFABC); Fundação de Amparo e Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) under Grants [2018/14994-1; 2019/26760-8 and 2022/06862-3]; and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).Notes on contributorsJoão Victor A. LacerdaJoão Victor A Lacerda has a PhD in zoology and is currently a research fellow at National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA), Brazil.Sheina KofflerSheina Koffler holds a PhD in ecology, served as postdoctoral researcher at University of São Paulo (USP, 2021–2023), is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and is a founding member of the Brazilian Citizen Science Network (RBCC).Janaina Dutra GonzalezJanaina Dutra Gonzalez is a science and biology teacher, and currently an MSc candidate in teaching and history of science and mathematics at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil.Gustavo Bellini MonteiroGustavo Bellini Monteiro is a botanist, a science and biology teacher, and a current MSc candidate in teaching and history of science and mathematics at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil.Larissa de Araújo KawabeLarissa de Araújo Kawabe is a PhD candidate in evolution and diversity at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) and is a founding member of the Brazilian Citizen Science Network (RBCC).Michelle MendesMichelle Mendes is a science teacher, and currently a PhD candidate in science and mathematics education at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), ","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"438 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134974893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global trends, research progress and knowledge mapping of plant–pollinator interactions through bibliometric analysis (1984 to 2023)","authors":"Pooja Singh, Baby Gargi, Prabhakar Semwal, Vishal Tripathi","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2258836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2258836","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTPlant–pollinator networks are one of the key species interactions necessary for maintaining ecosystems, ecosystem services, and the economic benefits they bring. The main aim of this investigation is to identify the global trends and research progress in the domain of plant–pollinator interactions including global co-operation, research hotspots, main authors, the number of publications, highly cited articles, and various trends in the last 40 years. Published literature on plant–pollinator interactions was obtained from the Scopus database. Software such as biblioshiny and VOSviewer was used for visualization and analysis of data including co-authorship, co-citations, and co-occurrence networks. In total, we evaluated 3376 publications published from January 1984 to May 2023, and found that 2019 was the most productive year, with an overall growth rate of publications at 13.11%, indicating a positive increase in publications in the future. The outcome of the study will contribute to future research areas of interest and provides emerging hot topics that can leverage future research.Key policy insightsThe plant–pollinator interaction is a mutual relationship through the exchange of goods or services between plant and animal species.In this study, the global trends, research progress, global co-operations, research hotspots, main authors, number of publications, highly cited articles, and various trends in the last 40 years were evaluated.The United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom were the most productive countries, and the highest level of collaboration was also observed among these three countries.S.D. Johnson has authored the highest number of related publications, and the journal Oecologia is ranked first with the maximum number of published articles on the subject.Through keyword co-occurrence analysis, we obtained five clusters, generating five research themes.KEYWORDS: Pollinatorsclimate changereproductive biologymutualismecosystem services AcknowledgementsWe thank the Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, for their help and support during this research.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Supplemnetary materialSupplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2258836Additional informationNotes on contributorsPooja SinghPooja Singh is a doctoral student at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun. Her research interests include plant–pollinator interactions, plant reproductive biology and plant phenology.Baby GargiBaby Gargi is a doctoral student at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun. Her research interests include high-altitude medicinal plants and their ethnobotanical and pharmacological applications.Prabhakar SemwalPrabhakar Semwal is an assistant professor at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun. His current research interest lies in exploring plant–pollinator interactions, reproductive biolog","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135480891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diversity and co-occurrence of small and medium sized mammals in rock outcrops of the Desert Puna","authors":"G. A. Rivero-Castro, V. A. Beninato, S. M. Giannoni, C. E. Borghi","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2256699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2256699","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTLimited knowledge exists about rock outcrops in Argentina, especially in the Puna ecoregion. This study investigated small and medium-sized mammal diversity using caves and crevices in Desert Puna’s rocky areas. Three rock outcrop sites, >1 km apart at Don Carmelo Reserve, were equipped with five camera traps each. Monitoring spanned 34 days (dry season) and 22 days (wet season). Five mammal species utilized caves and crevices, with 99% sampling coverage in both seasons. The wet season had slightly higher species richness, while the dry season showed higher diversity. Co-occurrence analysis revealed multiple rodent species sharing caves, indicating substantial species sharing and potential interactions in this habitat. These findings enhance our understanding of mammalian communities and the ecological complexities of the Puna ecoregion.Key policy insights Rock outcrops are important environments worldwide because of the biodiversity they support.Rock outcrops represent stable refuges for wildlife, providing a space with thermal buffering, water and food in Desert Puna.We suggest it is necessary to include restrictions on human activities likely to affect rock outcrops, for they are sites of high local diversity.KEYWORDS: Cavesrodentsrichnesscamera trapscentral western Argentinahill numbers AcknowledgementsHorak kindly improved the English version of our text.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Supplementary materialSupplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2256699Additional informationFundingThis research was partially funded by Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina, through the CICITCA - Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas y de Creación Artística (Scientific and Technical Research and Artistic Creation Council). [CICITCA grants E/339 to C. E. Borghi].Notes on contributorsG. A. Rivero-CastroG. A. Rivero-Castro is a doctoral fellow in biological sciences at CIGEOBIO-CONICET-UNSJ (Centro de Investigaciones de la Geósfera y la Biósfera-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de San Juan). His line of work focusses on the effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the assemblage of small and medium-sized mammals.V. A. BeninatoV. A. Beninato is a collaborator in investigation at the CIGEOBIO-CONICET- UNSJ (Centro de Investigaciones de la Geósfera y Biósfera-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de San Juan). Her main interests lie in the ecological study of small mammals in arid lands.S. M. GiannoniS. M. Giannoni is a professor at the National University of San Juan and a Scientific Researcher at the CIGEOBIO-CONICET-UNSJ (Centro de Investigaciones de la Geósfera y Biósfera-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de San Juan). Her main interests focus on the effect of disturbances on various","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"2014 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135834426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Light pollution and the impacts on biodiversity: the dark side of light","authors":"S. Karan, S. Saraswat, B. Anusha","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2244920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2244920","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49526894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protecting honeybees from pesticides: a call to action","authors":"Moorthy A V, Renu Pandey, P. Mall","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2230181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2230181","url":null,"abstract":"Honeybees are the most essential and economically dominant pollinator species in food crop production globally. Studies have shown that honeybees pollinate up to 87.5% of flowering and edible plants (Ollerton, Winfree, and Tarrant 2011). Therefore, survival of bees and bee diversity are critical for sustaining pollination services over time. However, bee populations have been in decline and the fall in the honeybee population has had a negative impact on crops, including fruits, vegetables, and fodder crops. In the United States, colony collapse disorder (a disease phenomenon characterized by the sudden and rapid loss of the honeybee population) is responsible for 30–40% of the disappearance of honeybee colonies (Lebuhn et al. 2013). Of the native bee species in North America and Mexico, 27% of mason bees and 50% of leafcutter bees are vulnerable (proposed for threatened status under the Endangered Species Act [ESA]). In North America, 26% of bumble bee species (Bombus spp.) are threatened (that is, listed as endangered under the ESA), with broad decreases occurring across the genus. Following its final appearance in 2006, the bumble bee (B. franklini) became the first bee in the western continental United States to acquire ESA protection in 2021. Furthermore, the western bumble bee (B. occidentalis) in western North America has been petitioned for ESA listing after sustaining 93% population losses over two decades (Janousek et al. 2023). In the United Kingdom, 54% of the honeybee population has been lost in the last few decades (Potts et al. 2010). Chinese beekeepers have experienced unusual colony losses and a drop in bee population (Kluser et al. 2010). In contrast to Western countries, practically all of the bees that pollinate Indian crops are wild honeybees and other, non-Apis pollinators. According to Gallai et al. (2009), more than 40% of honeybees declined in India over the last 25 years. Because bees are the most critical pollinators of agricultural crops, their extinction threatens world agriculture. Pollinators, notably bees, are responsible for one-third of all food consumed globally. Without bees and without seed-eating birds, certain mammals, including humans, would have a less nutritious diet. If this trend continues, nutritional crops such as fruits, nuts, and many vegetables will be increasingly exchanged for basic crops such as rice, maize, and potatoes, resulting in an imbalanced diet. Coffee, apples, almonds, tomatoes, and cocoa are just a few of the crops that rely on pollination and would be extinct if bees and other pollinators were not present. Countries must adopt more pollinatorfriendly and environmentally sustainable food policies and systems. Global bee population decline poses a major threat to a wide range of plants vital to human well-being and livelihoods, and countries should do more to protect these key allies in the battle against hunger and malnutrition. Pesticides play a key role in the reduction of honeybees","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"24 1","pages":"117 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43644291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing biodiversity in impact assessments: practical guidance is needed to support holistic environmental decision-making","authors":"Evan Laye","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2230946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2230946","url":null,"abstract":"Across the international community, impact assessment, as a key review and approval process for largescale development and resource extraction projects, is frequently identified as a mechanism for addressing biodiversity decline. This has been reiterated by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, including the recently ratified KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework, in which Target 14 calls for the full integration of biodiversity into policies, regulations, and strategies, with specific reference to impact assessment and associated processes (i.e. strategic environmental assessment and regional assessment). Despite this recognition, the consideration of biodiversity within impact assessment processes has remained inconsistent and ambiguous, relying on implicit approaches and lacking clearly articulated practical guidance. In Canada, this uncertainty has contributed to insufficient rates of progress towards fulfilling national biodiversity targets, and indicates lagging performance in the mainstreaming of biodiversity into government policies and decision-making processes. In 2019, Canada transitioned into a new impact assessment era, one defined by the introduction of the new, sustainability-driven Impact Assessment Act (IAA). The decision-making infrastructure of the new act represents one of the primary changes between the IAA and former impact assessment legislation. Previously, decisions were based almost entirely on a project’s likelihood to cause significance adverse environmental effects. Under the IAA, the approval for a project to proceed is governed by a public interest test. Within the determination of whether a project is in the public interest, the significance of adverse environmental effects is now one of several interrelated factors required for consideration. These factors include proposed mitigation measures, impact to Indigenous rights, contributions to sustainability, and interactions with national environmental obligations and climate change commitments. The application of this new decisionmaking process remains in its infancy, with only one project having received a decision under the IAA to date. How practitioners and decision makers will consider public interest factors in their assessments, including navigating potential trade-offs, appears unclear, particularly in relation to wide-reaching and complex topics such as biodiversity. To achieve full integration of biodiversity into Canada’s environmental decision-making, practical guidance on how the IAA’s public interest test will consider impacts on biodiversity is needed. Such guidance is essential to the successful utilisation of impact assessment as a conservation tool. Additionally, with the explicit inclusion of Indigenous rights as a factor to consider under the IAA, enhancing the treatment of biodiversity in impact assessments presents opportunity for positive change beyond conservation objectives. Both the IAA and the Kunming-Montreal Global","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"24 1","pages":"107 - 108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43561035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spiny lobster feeding grounds: an eDNA metabarcoding assessment reveals a high level of plankton biodiversity in Tawang Bay, Indonesia","authors":"E. Masithah, Muhamad Amin, Muhammad G. Fadhilah, L. Musdalifah, H. Taha, T. Arai","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2210114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2210114","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Plankton has been considered an important live diet for various marine species including spiny lobster larvae. Thus, studying the diversity and abundance of plankton taxa in the natural settlement habitat of spiny lobster larvae might reveal alternative live diets for the larvae. The study was conducted in Tawang Bay, an important habitat for spiny lobsters in East Java, Indonesia. Plankton samples were collected using a plankton net and analysed using eDNA metabarcoding and high-throughput sequencing. Of the collected samples, 26 phyla, 40 classes, 54 orders, 75 families, 85 genera, and 97 species were identified. Further analysis indicated that the diversity index was considered moderate as the value was 2.16, while the uniformity and dominance indices were 0.22 and 0.24, respectively, which indicates that there is no dominant plankton species in Tawang Bay. Among the identified taxa, at least 18 species including Acartia bispinosa, Oithona simplex, Oithona sp., Pseudodiaptomus euryhalinus, Calocalanus pavo, and Calocalanus minutus are potential live diets for larvae of aquaculture species including lobster and therefore should be further studied.","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"24 1","pages":"137 - 145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42306301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ensemble modelling the distribution and habitat suitability of wild goat Capra aegagrus in southwestern Iran","authors":"S. M. Amininasab, N. Zamani, H. Taleshi, Charles C. Y. Xu","doi":"10.1080/14888386.2023.2221672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2221672","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Increasing anthropogenic pressures have caused drastic population decline of wild goats Capra aegagrus. The study aim was to determine habitat suitability and explore the factors influencing habitat selection and dispersal of wild goats in the Khaeiz and Sorkh protected area, southwestern Iran. We utilized ensemble modelling based on 25 replications of 10 species distribution models GLM (generalized linear model), GAM (generalized additive model), GBM (gradient boosting model), CTA (classification tree analysis), FDA (flexible discriminant analysis), ANN (artificial neural network), MARS (multivariate adaptive regression spline), RF (random forest), MaxEnt (maximum entropy), SRE (surface range envelope). Wild goat occurrence data were collected from 2019 to 2020 and related to five variables: predator distribution, slope, distance from road, distance from water resources, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). We found that distribution of predators, slope, distance from water resources and distance from roads were the most important predictors of potential habitats for wild goats. The least important variable was NDVI. Probabilistic predictions suggest that only 5.89% of the area was highly suitable habitat, whereas 46.24% was unsuitable. Ensembling individually classified presence/absence maps further indicates that 79.72% of the study area was certainly unsuitable while only 8.06% was certainly suitable for wild goats. The results can help wildlife managers and policymakers work towards conservation and management goals and decreasing the conflicts between wildlife and humans.","PeriodicalId":39411,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity","volume":"24 1","pages":"124 - 136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46306124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}